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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD BENCH
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
Bheemappa S/o Balappa Pujari – Appellant
Versus
Chairman and Deputy Commissioner, District Caste Verification Committee – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner seeks writs and orders (Para 1) |
| 2. cancellation of caste certificate and employment termination (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. arguments on jurisdiction and merits of committee's order (Para 6 , 8 , 10) |
| 4. court's observations on jurisdiction and natural justice (Para 7 , 9) |
| 5. previous rulings affecting committee's jurisdiction (Para 12 , 14) |
| 6. final order to quash and remand matter (Para 15) |
ORDER :
1. In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs:
i. Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other Order or Direction, to quash the impugned order dated 25.06.2020 Ref to Letter No.RM- 1/HR:116 issued by the respondent No.3, as per ANNEXURE-F and impugned order dated 26.06.2020 issued by the respondent No.3 bearing No. NIL as per ANNEXURE-G.
ii. Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other Order or Direction, to quash the impugned order dated 06.02.2015 bearing No.GSaKa/S.1/JaPa/CR/3/ 2014-15 passed by the respondent No.1 as per ANNEXURE-H.
iii. Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other Order or Direction, directing the Respondents to extend the benefit of Government Order dated 11.03.2002 bearing No. SWD 713 SAD 93 Bengaluru produced as ANNEXURE-B by considering the representat
The Caste Verification Committee lacked jurisdiction to cancel the caste certificate without adhering to natural justice principles, necessitating re-evaluation as per established legal standards.
The verification of validity of caste certificate and determination of caste status should be done only by the Caste Scrutiny Committee constituted in accordance with the law.
The Assistant Commissioner lacks jurisdiction to hear appeals against the cancellation of caste certificates by the Tahsildar, as the Tahsildar's actions were merely implementing the Committee's orde....
Caste certificate cancellation requires adherence to natural justice, including the right to a hearing, as established in the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Regulation of Issu....
The Sub-Divisional Officer lacks jurisdiction to cancel caste certificates; only the High Power Caste Scrutiny Committee can do so after following due process.
Repeated reopening of caste verification proceedings is impermissible when the issue has been examined and closed by competent authorities, ensuring finality in administrative decisions.
A fraudulent document is non est from the beginning and cannot be countenanced in law. A party to a litigation cannot approbate and reprobate from his stand taken before a quasi-judicial authority to....
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